BACKGROUND Optic nerve transection and chorioretinitis sclopetaria may occur following blunt ocular trauma. However, simultaneous occurrence has not yet been reported. We report the first case of concomitant optic nerve transection and chorioretinitis sclopetaria. CASE PRESENTATION A 12-year-old boy with history of BB gun injury to his right eye was referred for loss of vision. His visual acu...

CLINICAL CASE We describe the case of a man who, after a gunshot wound to the right facial region, exhibited chorioretinitis sclopetaria of the right eye and a contralateral homonymous hemianopsia. DISCUSSION Chorioretinitis sclopetaria is a rare entity resulting from an ocular injury caused by a bullet passing through the orbit. It is not common to find the condition associated with a damage...

purpose: to present a case of chorioretinitis sclopetaria with attached retina in spite of performing deep vitrectomy without retinopexy. patient and findings: a 10-year-old boy was reffered due to air-gun injury to the left eye. right eye had visual acuity of 20/16, mg-, and normal slit lamp examination and fundoscopy. in the left eye, visual acuity was count fingers at 50 cm, mg+++, anterior ...

purpose: to report the first case of concomitant optic nerve transection and chorioretinitis sclopetaria patient and findings: a 12-year-old boy with history of bb gun injury to his right eye was referred for loss of vision 8 months after the accident. visual acuity in the right eye was counting fingers at one meter with 3+ rapd. on slit lamp examination, right eye seemed normal except 1+ anter...

a 15- year-old boy with history of bb gun injury to his left eye was referred to our center. his visual acuity was no light perception in the left eye. ocular findings were severe proptosis, conjunctival injection, and conjunctival vascular tortuosity. fundus examination revealed an extensive inferior chorioretinal scar compatible with chorioretinitis sclopetaria. a distinct bruit was detected ...

Traumatic macular hole is a disease whose pathogenesis is not fully understood and the best treatment guideline is controversial. We report 2 cases of traumatic macular hole with different treatment approaches. In the first case, a 9-year-old boy presented with a traumatic macular hole secondary to blunt ocular trauma with a stone, and initial vision of 20/300. He underwent surgical repair and ...